The 32nd youth-centric one month event, Holiday Programme for Youth (HPY) organized their Valedictory Function on 27th May, 2018, at the JB Vachha High School, Dadar. The event commenced with Er. Rohinton Pavri invoking the blessings of Ahura Mazda, followed by HPY mentor and this year’s coordinator, Diana Marfatia, fondly called ‘Dee’, welcoming the gathering….
Celebrating Xtremely Young Zoroastrians’ (XYZ) 5th Foundation Day, Pune’s Vistasp’s Vikings group conducted a ‘Being Parsee’ event where participants created colourful posters, followed by games. Mumbai’s Behram’s Battalion (BB), Homai’s Heroes (HH) and Jamshed’s Giant (JG) conducted a Joint Football Event Cum Relay Tournament at Wadia Baug; Tehmurasp’s Titan (TT) organised a Walkathon at Salsette…
Tony Succar is a producer, multi-instrumentalist, and composer/arranger whose talents stem from a passion for music gifted to him early on in life. Succar’s musical diversity is well known in the industry, having worked with an impressive array of talented artists including Tito Nieves, India, Jon Secada, Marc Anthony, Sheila E., Arturo Sandoval, Judith Hill, and Obie Bermudez,…
Eight-year-old, Er. Kayomarz Dhabhar, son of Er. Yezdi and Rukshana Dhabhar, grandson of Er. Phiroze and Veera Dhabhar (paternal) and Farida and Late Er. Khurshed Kotwal (maternal) was ordained Navar on 20th May, 2018, at the Rustom Faramna Agiary, Dadar. The ceremony was carried out under the able guidance of Er. Kaizad Karkaria, Er. Aspi…
Last week, Parsi Times highlighted the brilliant initiative undertaken by ‘Zoroastrians’ – a WhatsApp group conceptualised with the objective of serving the Community – one being executing the noble responsibility of facilitating the navjote ceremony of deserving Zoroastrian children, having both Zoroastrian parents, who unfortunately face financial constraints. With the support of Yasmin Charna, Superintendent…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color=”#a6e0ff” css_class=”boxed”]By Vada Dasturjis – Dr. Firoze Kotwal, Khurshed Dastoor And Cyrus Noshiwan Dastur[/otw_shortcode_info_box] On 31st May, 2018, prominent architect and businessman, Jimmy Mistry’s landmark building, Della Tower, hosted over a thousand people of the city’s Zoroastrian community including Head Priests, priests, religious scholars, Trustees of the Parsi Punchayet, actors, business people, cricketers…
The Bombay Parsi Punchayet has so far declared five candidates who will vie for the coveted seat of Trusteeship in the forthcoming BPP Elections, which will take place next month, on Sunday, the 1st of July, 2018. The following are the five candidates: [otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color=”#c2f3ff” css_class=”boxed”]ANAHITA DESAI Anahita Desai is the wife of the…
All Seven trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet have unanimously agreed to file an affidavit in the Bombay High Court in support of the Writ Petition, filed in the same court, with a prayer that the Metro Rail tunnel should not go under the two sacred Atash Behrams.
Xtremely Young Zoroastrians (XYZ) celebrated their 5th Foundation Day on 23rd May, 2018, with young XYZ leaders expressing what this organization means to them through words and drawings. The evening witnessed a Jasan performed by their very own XYZ Bezaan Shroff from Darius Daredevils group at the Bhikha Behram Well. Striving for the betterment of…
. The Igatpuri’s Zarthosti Anjuman Dar-E-Meher celebrated its 131st Salgreh with a ‘Khushali nu Jasan’ performed by the Panthaki Er. Tehmtan Karanjia at 10:00 am. Attended by devotees from all over Mumbai, Nasik, Deolali and Gujarat, the Agiary was packed in every corner with Zarthostis offering their prayers, kathi and sukhar to Atash Padshah Saheb….
Soprano Farah Ghadiali recently won the Joint First prize in ‘All India Western Classical Vocal Competition’ held in New Delhi, on 27th April, 2018. Organised by the Neemrana Foundation of Music and the French Embassy in India, Farah received the ‘Neemrana Voice Competition – The Godrej Talent of India’ Award, based on three selection rounds,…